A useful article. This excerpt is a summary of its main points about what is happening now: “The generals and the remnants of the old regime plotted to curb the revolutionary wave in the build up to the July 3 coup. The subsequent massacres and the blatant reinstatement of the old apparatus are merely a prelude to the counter¬revolution whose birth we are currently witnessing.... Unfortunately many Liberals and those formerly on the Left are contributing to this campaign. An example is this statement [Arabic] from the Egyptian Communist Party...[it] refers to the necessity of “standing by the police and the army in its war against terrorist religious fascism” etc. It is as though it were a battle of national liberation and Sisi had just nationalised the Suez Canal. The Socialist Popular Alliance Party suggests the same regarding “the conspiracy” and ends one of its recent statements with “working together to confront the Zionist American plot”. All the above is in stark contrast to events on the ground. The main backers of Sisi’s bloody campaign are the kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Emirates on the one hand, and Israel on the other. In other words, the main centres of counter¬revolution in the Arab worlds over the last six decades and the staunch backers of the Mubarak regime... The King of Saudi Arabia – the centre of backwardness and tyranny and the oasis of Wahhabism and Islamic fundamentalism – was the first to congratulate the coup and dedicated a speech to praising Sisi and supporting his war on terrorism. He promised him countless billions. What is odd is not the King’s position or his tribute to Sisi, but the reaction of the Egyptian political players who were considered to be not only in opposition but even revolutionary. The Tamarod movement showered praise in its speech stating that “respect of Egypt’s legitimacy and its political will”, effectively saluting King Abdullah. The Nasserist and head of the Egyptian Popular Current, Hamdeen Sabbahy, praised Saudi’s role as the provider and confirmed his support for the regime’s actions against protesters. On his private Twitter account Sabbahy wrote, “A salute to the stance taken by Saudi and the Emirates in support of Egypt.” This King, this archenemy of the Egyptian revolution, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Washington and Tel Aviv became a hero in these people’s eyes! ... Sadly, reality matters little in the face of the fictitious media frenzy the counter¬revolution is orchestrating to cover up their crimes. Accusations of treason will not stop at the Brotherhood. As suggested at the start of this article, accusations of betrayal will be extended to all who oppose the coup and demand their rights. As well as the usual suspects, vilifications will be peddled by liberals, leftists and intellectuals that have sold their souls to the generals. All this does not warrant despair or hopelessness for the Egyptian revolution. This is not the first or last time the regime has sought to deceive the public. Egyptians have proved time and time again that they quickly see through the lies and, with revolutionary experience behind them, recognise their true enemies. There are many more battles to come."
Posted on: Tue, 03 Sep 2013 01:33:55 +0000
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